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ABC News and Good Morning America brought their 50 States in 50 Days tour to Killington this weekend. On their website, there's video featuring a brief history and political lesson, plus interviews with some residents, politicians and other well-known personalities.

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$4.06 for unleaded -- when was this ad cut?  Gas hasn't been that expensive since July.

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington had another relatively good week so she's among the week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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The bailout bill passed in the Senate tonight by 74 to 25. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy voted in favor of it, while Bernie Sanders voted against.

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders doubts that his proposal to impose a 10 percent tax on those making over $500k in order to pay for the Wall Street bailout will pass a vote in the Senate tonight.

But more entertaining is the video below from a few days ago, in which the self-described socialist calls Larry Kudlow of CNBC a socialist.

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Gaye Symington had a relatively good week, but the state's workforce is getting hit by the economy. See all of this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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WCAX's news coverage of the gubernatorial debate is below, VPR has an audio slide show, and you can also find audio of the entire debate here. more >

Check out the ad below.

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Watch out Gov. Douglas. CQ Politics thinks the race for the top executive position in the state has become more competitive recently. Today they changed their rating of the race from "Safe Republican" to "Leans Republican."

They write:

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas’ politically moderate profile and modest personal manner have enabled him to win three two-year terms as a Republican, overcoming the strong partisan trend that has given the Democrats the upper hand in his home state’s politics. And his Democratic opponent, state lawmaker Gaye Symington has to worry about losing a chunk of the liberal vote to independent candidate Anthony Pollina, who has long been associated with Vermont’s left-leaning Progressive Party and who has received the backing of several unions in the state.

But at least some uncertainty about the outcome has been produced by Symington’s prominence as the state House Speaker, along with a Democratic voter turnout boost likely to be spurred by Barack Obama ’s effort to run the party’s presidential winning streak in Vermont to five elections dating to 1992. CQ Politics, which had rated the race as Safe Republican, has changed its rating to Leans Republican.

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vt.Buzz makes an interesting observation about the presidential campaign.

How blue is Vermont when it comes to presidential politics?

This blue: Barack Obama is winning this state by a bigger margin in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll than he is in his home state of Illinois.

The RR poll out late Thursday had Obama-Biden with 60 percent support, compared to 36 percent for McCain-Palin. An RR poll out today had Obama ahead of McCain in the Land of Lincoln, 56%-40%.

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